Pauline Epistles - Non-canonical Pauline Epistles

Non-canonical Pauline Epistles

Several non-canonical epistles claim or having been claimed to have been written by Paul. Most bible scholars reject their authenticity. They include

• Third Epistle to the Corinthians (canonical for a time in the Armenian Orthodox)
• Epistle to the Laodiceans (found in Codex Fuldensis)
• Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul (addressed to Paul, not written by him)
• Epistle to the Alexandrians

Texts also exist which, while not strictly epistles, nevertheless claim to have been written by (or about) Paul. These include

• Acts of Paul and Thecla
• Acts of Peter and Paul
• Apocalypse of Paul
• Coptic Apocalypse of Paul
• Prayer of the Apostle Paul
• Epistle to Seneca the Younger

Some have also postulated the existence of a third epistle to the Thessalonians (second chronologically) forged in Paul's name, citing 2 Th 2:1-2, 3:17 as evidence; that hypothesis, though, has not gained mainstream acceptance.